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At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. If there are 5 more female employees than male employees, how many male employees does the company have?

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 21
(E) 24
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Re: At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. [#permalink] New post   24 Oct 2019, 00:48
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Bunuel wrote:
At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. If there are 5 more female employees than male employees, how many male employees does the company have?

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 21
(E) 24



let the number of male employee be m

Female employee = m + 5

m/ m + 5 = 3/4

4m = 3m + 15

m = 15.

B is the option.
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Re: At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. [#permalink] New post   24 Oct 2019, 11:38
Bunuel wrote:
At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. If there are 5 more female employees than male employees, how many male employees does the company have?

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 21
(E) 24


\(\frac{m}{f} = \frac{3x}{4x}\)
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If there are 5 more female employees than male employees,
Given \(4x - 3x = 5\)

So, \(x = 5\)

Thus, Number of male employees is \(3*5 = 15\) , Answer must be (B)
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Re: At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2019, 07:19
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Bunuel wrote:
At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. If there are 5 more female employees than male employees, how many male employees does the company have?

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 21
(E) 24



We can create the equation:

3x + 5 = 4x

5 = x

So there are 3 * 5 = 15 male employees in the company.

Answer: B
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Re: At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4. [#permalink] New post   18 Oct 2020, 07:43
Given: At a certain company, the ratio of male to female employees is 3 to 4.
Asked: If there are 5 more female employees than male employees, how many male employees does the company have?

Let the male employees be 3k and female employees be 4k
4k - 3k = 5
k = 5

Males employees = 3k = 3*5 = 15

IMO B
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